Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut | |
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Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
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Spouse(s) | Margaret I of Flanders |
Noble family | House of Flanders |
Father | Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut |
Mother | Alice of Namur |
Born | 1150 |
Died | 17 December 1195 | (age 45)
Baldwin V of Hainaut (1150 – 17 December 1195) was count of Hainaut (1171–1195), margrave of Namur as Baldwin I (1189–1195) and count of Flanders as Baldwin VIII (1191–1195).
He was the son of Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut. Flanders was acquired via his marriage to his widowed third cousin once removed Margaret I of Flanders, Countess of Flanders in 1169. Namur was acquired from his mother Alice of Namur. He was described as "The Count Baldwin with eyes of blue."
With Margaret, Baldwin had the following issue: